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Nov 29, 1981
Actress Natalie Wood drowns near Catalina Island, California. Cast in such films as "Miracle On 34th Street," "West Side Story" and "The Great Race," her on-camera relationship with James Dean in "Rebel Without A Cause" is referenced at the start of Shenandoah's 1993 single "I Want To Be Loved Like That"
Dec 3, 1981
Guitarist Bob Morris dies of cancer in Harrison, Arkansas. A former member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, he wrote Owens' hits "Buckaroo" and "Made In Japan," as well as Sylvia's "The Matador"
Dec 9, 1981
R&B singer Sonny Til dies of a heart attack at a Baltimore, Maryland, hospital. He sang with The Orioles, whose version of "Crying In The Chapel" is ranked among country's 500 all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Dec 27, 1981
Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael dies of a heart attack in Rancho Mirage, California. The legendary pop composer was best known for writing "Georgia On My Mind," which earned Willie Nelson a Grammy award
Jan 4, 1982
Annie Lou Dill, a former member of the Grand Ole Opry, dies in Tennessee
Mar 1, 1982
Booking agent Grover "Shorty" Lavender dies. He worked with such acts as The Statler Brothers, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, but only after playing fiddle on hits by Marty Robbins and Ray Price, including "Heartaches By The Number"
Mar 26, 1982
Songwriter Jean Villard dies in Vevey, Switzerland. He authored The Browns' 1959 country hit "The Three Bells"
Mar 29, 1982
Lee Davis Wilds dies in Knoxville. He played the part of "Honey" in Jamup & Honey, a blackface comedy duo that worked the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s
Apr 8, 1982
Guitarist Tommy Tomlinson dies of heart failure in Louisiana. He played on the Johnny Horton hits "The Battle Of New Orleans," "Sink The Bismarck" and "North To Alaska"
May 8, 1982
Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart dies of cancer. Known for breaking such acts as Donna Summer, Kiss and Parliament, the label also handled Mac Davis just prior to Bogart's passing
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